Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 4.3 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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